< 3 Mose 17 >

1 Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Mose sɛ,
Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
2 “Hyɛ saa mmara a ɛfiri Awurade nkyɛn yi ma Aaron ne ne mma ne Israelfoɔ no nyinaa.
“Speak to Aaron and to his sons, and to all the people of Israel. Tell them what Yahweh has commanded:
3 Israelni biara a ɔde nantwie, odwammaa anaa abirekyie bɛbɔ afɔdeɛ wɔ sraban mu anaa akyire no
'Any man from Israel who kills an ox, lamb, or goat in the camp, or who kills it outside the camp, in order to sacrifice it—
4 a anka ɛsɛ sɛ ɔde no ba Ahyiaeɛ Ntomadan no ano hɔ de no ma Awurade sɛ afɔrebɔdeɛ wɔ Awurade Ahyiaeɛ Ntomadan no ano no, wɔbɛfa saa onipa no sɛ wahwie mogya agu enti ɛsɛ sɛ wɔtwa no asuo firi ne manfoɔ mu.
if he does not bring it to the entrance of the tent of meeting to offer it as a sacrifice to Yahweh before his tabernacle, that man is guilty of bloodshed. He has shed blood, and that man must be cut off from among his people.
5 Saa mmara yi bɛbra Israelfoɔ no a ɛremma wɔmfa mmoa mmɔ afɔdeɛ wɔ wiram baabiara kwa. Ɛbɛhyɛ wɔn ama wɔde afɔrebɔdeɛ no abrɛ ɔsɔfoɔ no wɔ Ahyiaeɛ Ntomadan no kwan ano sɛdeɛ ɔsɔfoɔ no bɛtumi de ama Awurade sɛ asomdwoeɛ afɔrebɔdeɛ.
The purpose of this command is so that the people of Israel will bring their sacrifices to Yahweh at the entrance to the tent of meeting, to the priest to be sacrificed as fellowship offerings to Yahweh, instead of offering sacrifices in an open field.
6 Sɛ wɔfa saa ɛkwan no so a, ɔsɔfoɔ no bɛtumi apete mogya agu Awurade afɔrebukyia no so wɔ Ahyiaeɛ Ntomadan no kwan ano na wɔahye sradeɛ no sɛ ohwam ama Awurade ani asɔ.
The priest will sprinkle the blood on Yahweh's altar at the entrance to the tent of meeting; he will burn the fat for it to produce a sweet aroma for Yahweh.
7 Na ama ɔmanfoɔ agyae afɔdeɛ a wɔbɔ ma ahonhommɔne wɔ wiram no. Yei bɛyɛ mmara a ɛbɛtena hɔ daa ama mo firi awoɔ ntoatoasoɔ so akɔsi awoɔ ntoatoasoɔ so.
The people must no longer offer their sacrifices to goat idols, for which they act as prostitutes. This will be a permanent statute for them throughout their people's generations.'
8 “Meti mu bio sɛ, ‘Hyɛ saa mmara yi nso ma wɔn. Sɛ Israelfoɔ anaa ahɔhoɔ a wɔne mo te no de ɔhyeɛ afɔrebɔdeɛ no anaa afɔrebɔ no ba,
You must say to them, 'Any man of Israel, or any foreigner who lives among them, who offers a burnt offering or sacrifice
9 na sɛ wɔamfa amma Ahyiaeɛ Ntomadan no kwan ano amfa amma Awurade a, wɔbɛtwa mo asuo afiri ɔmanfoɔ mu.
and does not bring it to the entrance of the tent of meeting in order to sacrifice it to Yahweh, that man must be cut off from his people.
10 “‘Na mɛdane mʼani matia obiara a ɔbɛdi mogya ɛkwan biara so no; ɛmfa ho sɛ ɔyɛ Israelni anaa ɔhɔhoɔ a ɔte mo mu.
If any person of the house of Israel, or any foreigner who lives among them consumes any blood, I will set my face against that person who consumes blood and I will cut him off from among his people.
11 Ɛfiri sɛ, ɔhonam no nkwa wɔ mogya no mu, na mama mo mogya sɛ momfa mpete afɔrebukyia no so sɛ mpatadeɛ mma mo akra; nkwa a ɛwɔ mogya mu enti na wɔde yɛ mpatadeɛ ma onipa kra.
For the life of an animal is in its blood. I have given its blood to you to make atonement on the altar for your lives, because it is the blood that makes atonement, for it is the blood that atones for the life.
12 Ɛno enti, mereka akyerɛ Israelfoɔ sɛ, “Mma wɔn anaa ahɔhoɔ a wɔte wɔn mu no nni mogya.”
Therefore I said to the people of Israel that no one among you must eat blood, neither may any foreigner who lives among you eat blood.
13 “‘Israelni anaa ɔhɔhoɔ biara a ɔte wɔn mu a ɔbɛkɔ ahayɔ na ɔbɛkum aboa anaa anomaa biara a wɔwe ne nam no, ɔnsɔne ne mogya na ɔmfa mfuturo nkata so,
Anyone of the people of Israel, or any of the foreigners who live among them, who hunts and kills an animal or bird that may be eaten, that person must pour out its blood and cover the blood with earth.
14 ɛfiri sɛ, aboa biara nkwa ne ne mogya. Ɛno enti na meka kyerɛɛ Israelfoɔ sɛ, “Monnni mmogya, ɛfiri sɛ, nnomaa anaa aboa biara nkwa yɛ ne mogya. Enti obiara a ɔdi mogya no, ɛsɛ sɛ wɔtwa no asuo.”
For the life of each creature is its blood. That is why I said to the people of Israel, “You must not eat the blood of any creature, for the life of every living creature is its blood. Whoever eats it must be cut off.”
15 “‘Obiara a ɔwe aboafunu a ɔno ara awuo anaasɛ akekaboa bi na ɔkumm no no, ɛsɛ sɛ ɔsi ne ntoma na ɔdware, ɛfiri sɛ, ne ho nte kɔsi anwummerɛ; ɛno akyi, ɛsɛ sɛ wɔpae mu ka sɛ ne ho ate.
Every person who eats an animal that has died or that has been torn by wild animals, whether that person is native born or a foreigner living among you, he must wash his clothes and bathe himself in water, and he will be unclean until the evening. Then he will be clean.
16 Na sɛ wansi ne ntoma annware a, wɔne no bɛdi no sɛdeɛ mmara no seɛ.’”
But if he does not wash his clothes or bathe his body, then he must carry his guilt.'”

< 3 Mose 17 >